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Old Jul 31, 2003 | 11:10 PM
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Granite Grey

I was at the dealership today to pick up my current car from service and dropped in to check on the status of my order for a 2004 E500. I ordered the new for 2004 Granite Grey color and asked if they had a sample. The salesman showed me a large color sample (about 12" square) and it looks awesome. It is a metallic color with an almost pearlescent quality to it. Darker than Brilliant Silver but lighter than Tectite Grey. Not as similar to Pewter as I had anticipated. It is darker and without the brown tint. Should be sharp. I'll keep my fingers crossed and hope I like it as I may not be able to see it on a live car before I take delivery of mine.
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Old Jul 31, 2003 | 11:16 PM
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i never heard there's a granite grey... hopefully that color work out ok!!! and please post pic once you get it... i'm curious to see...
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Old Jul 31, 2003 | 11:19 PM
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sounds alot like what Jaguar calls "Quartz" on their cars. check the Jag website and compare that with what you saw.
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Old Jul 31, 2003 | 11:35 PM
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Probably looks like BMW's sterling gray metallic on the 5 series? That shade seems to be all the rage these days.
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Old Aug 1, 2003 | 09:05 AM
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Oh yeah. I saw that color on some Acura tuner site on a Acura TSX or RSX. The color will look good like tectite, but I don't know if it will be that original. Nevertheless, it will be a very gorgeous vehicle.
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Old Aug 1, 2003 | 01:52 PM
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Brilliant Silver, Pewter, and Tectite all look really good on the E....I'm sure Granite will look nice as well.
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